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4.
Canada's and Alberta's Chemicals
Industry and Markets
4.1
Overview
The chemicals market in Alberta is large and complcx, though not as diverse as in the northern
eastern part of ihe United States and eastern Canada. Tlie oil and gas, and agricultural
industries are large chemical markets in Alberta, while cosmetics, soaps, cleaners, inks,
adhesives. sealants, pharmaceuticals, and other specialty chemical market segments tend to
be much smaller. New bio-based chemical producers in Alberta may have to compete with
some larger, well established suppliers of low-priced petroleum-based chemicals. An
overview of some key aspectsof Canada's and Albeila's chemical markets is provided below.
This overview is intended to provide some insights on the market segments in which future
biochemical producers in Alberta might compete.
Canada's chemicals manufacturing industry is included in the North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) code 325. The industry is large and very diverse in terms of
products and manufacturing processes. It is often useful to distinguish between commodity
and/or pseudo-commodity chemicals (including polymers) and formulated products and
specialty chemicals (FPSC). The industry contains many unique segments and thousands of
chemical products in pure and mixed form. It also encompasses synthetic resins (polymers)
production. Details of the definition and economic statistics for the industry and its segments
can be obtained by linking to Industry Canada's website (wwvv.ic.uc.ca/cliemicals'). as shown
in the table below.
Table 8: Statistical Data Sources for Canada's Chemical Sector
(Click on the hyperlinks belovtr to access economic statistics)
Total Sector:
NAICS 325 - Chciiiicals and cht-mical nruducts ftoliih
Basic I'clrochemicals, Polymer, Fertilizers, Inorganic
Pormulalcd Products and
('onimodiiv and P$cudo-Commodit\' Products
Speciallv ChcmicaU IFPSC)
NAICM Hi 1 1 - IV;lniclii:inic;ils
NAICS .^2532 • Pc.^iliciilis iiml iilhtr iiiirit!iilltirnl Hiirmu'aU
NAICS 'Jil? - Iniiiislrul
NAICS ''251 - I'lriniiHri-iilicals :iml mcdicimrs
NAICS .12513 -S\nllii-lirii\i-s;iiiilpionifiim
NAICS "2551 - I'iiinls ;ii\il rii;ilii)iis
NAICS 3251XI - Alk.ili ami rhloriniNAICS ?251X9 - (hhi'r
NAICS 32552 - .Adliosixos and <c'al;ints
NAICS ^?5(»1 - Soans am! tlcanini' comnoumU
iniiruanic irlurmii'aK
NAICS li'sm . OlhiT hnsii; orpanic i-hi-miraU
NAICS 32562 • ToiliM nnrnariilioiis
NAICS ."252 1 - S\mlti'lir r>-sin< and nihK»r;
NAICS '?'5')1 - I'rinlinn inks
NAICS .U522 - Svnlhclic lihrcs and rilnm<-nis
NAICS •'•S'P . FNTilosivos
NAICS .'>2531.3 -Cheinlciil Icrtllizcrs(exnmi rmiiislii
NAICS 1?5W1 - Ciislnm miimiHindinp
NAICS 325314 - Mi.-teJ laiili/ers
NAICS 325W'> - Other cht-miail nroducls
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4.2
Size and Trends
Manufacturing shipments for the Canadian chemical sector totalled $42.5 billion in 2010 with
commodity products such as petrochemicals, polymers, fertilizers, inorganic chemicals, and
gases making up 58% of the total value. Specialty chemicals, formulated products, and
pharmaceuticals made up 42% of manufacturing shipments in 2010. Excluding
pharmaceuticals, total manufacturing shipments were close to $33 billion, with approximately
73% being industrial and polymer products.'^
Alberta's chemical industry is largely comprised of petrochemical, polymer (i.e.,
polyethylene) and fertilizer production. Its products are mostly exported to the Far East and
United States. In comparison to Ontario and Quebec, where the great majority of the rest
Canadian chemical industry resides, there are lower levels of manufacturing FPSC in Alberta.
In general. FPSC tend to be made in eastern Canada, closer to larger manufacturing and
consumer markets in Canada and the northeastern part of the United Stales. However, as an
exception. Albetla has a large upstream oil and gas industry, which has attracted FPSC
formulators servicing regional demand {see Oilfield Chemicals, for example, later in this
report).
Table 9: Manufacturing Shipments for Canadian
Chemical Sector, 2010
($ billion)
Grouped Industry Segments
Petrochemicals, oraanic chemicals and polvmers
Fertilizers and other aericultural chemicals
Estimated
Manufacturing
Shipments
% of Total
$16.6
.•?9%
$4.0
9%
High (>70%)
Hieh (>70%)
Low <20%
Alberta Portion
of Canada Total
Inorganic chemicals and gases
$4.1
10%
Formulated products and other chemicals
S9.2
22%
Low <20%
Pharmaceuticals
$8.7
20%
Very Low (<5%)
$42.5
100%
Total chemical scctor
Source: Industry Canada. Available al; Iiitn://w\vvv.ic.t!c.ca/cic/siie/diemicals-chimi{itccs.nsrcniz/bt0l203,liltiil.
High means over 70% Medium is 20% to 70%, and low means less than 20% of Canada total.
The Canadian chemical industry grew steadily in the early part of the previous decade.
Between 2002 and 2006, average annual growth in the value of manufacturing shipments was
high at 5.1%." However, much of this growth was the result of increasing prices. The growth
in the mass quantity of salesduring this period was lower.'^ The value of shipments between
" Includes Petrochemicals, organicchcmicals and polymers. Fertilizers and other agricultural chemicals, and
Inorganic chemicals and gases, in the table below.
" Industry Canada. http://www.ic-gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home. Excludes pharmaceuticals.
No statistics are available for total sales volume of chemicals due to the large number of diverse products.
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2006 and 2008 was flat, and in 2009. the industry performance reflected the effects of the
economic downtum in North America and around the world. The value of shipments in 2009
was about 20% below 2008 levels. Industry shipments declined as prices and sales volumes
dropped for many petrochemicals, polymers and otherchemical products. Some plants closed
in Canada during the last five years. In 2010, the Canadian indusuy began to recover along
with increases in North American and global demand.
Canada's chemical industry has had a large trade deficit for many years. It totalled $13 billion
in 2010.''' Canada enjoys a trade surplus for some petrochemicals and polymers, inorganic
chemicals (e.g.. sodium chlorate, sulphuric acid), and fertilizers, a large portion of which are
produced in Alberta. These chemicals arc competitive in export markets due to raw material
(e.g., natural gas) and energy price competitiveness, and are made in large-scale plants with
good economies of scale. Mowever. there are trade deficits for practically all formulated
products and specialty chemicals, including pharmaceuticals that accounted for the largest
trade deficit contribution in the industry in 2010 - at approximately $7 billion.
Table 10: Trends in Chemical Industry Shipments, Trade,
Establishments and Employment
Year
Shipments
(S billions)
imports
Exports
($ billions) (S billions)
Domestic
Consumption'"
Trade Balance Rs(ablishments
Employment
<S billions)
($ billions)
2000
$37
$29
$19
$48
-$11
2,061
2001
S38
$31
S20
S50
-$11
2.067
87,861
2002
S41
$33
$20
$53
-$13
2.145
88,129
2.122
87.166
83,252
2003
S43
$33
S20
$56
-S13
2004
$47
$36
S24
$58
-$11
3,315
84.091
2005
$49
$37
$27
$59
-$11
3,049
81,882
2006
$50
$39
$29
$60
-$10
2,955
79.990
2007
S49
$40
$32
S57
-$8
2.945
78.709
2008
S50
$42
$32
S60
-SIO
2,834
80.934
2009
$41
$40
S27
$54
-$14
2.734
79.087
2010
$43
$41
$28
$55
.$13
2,734*='
77,670
I on Siatistics Canada
Noll's: liicUides Phamiaceulicals.
(1) Donicsiic Consumpiion iscalculalt-d as shipments plu-s impons less ejcpons.
(2) lriduslr\ Canada esiimalcs
" Industry Canada, Available at: hlti>://\vvv\v.ic.uc.ca/eic/silc/chemicals-chimiH>ics.nsf/eni^'bt0l203.lilml.
Accessed: January 26. 2011.
Prior 10 2004, data covers incorporated establishments with employees, primarily engaged in manufacturing
and with sales of manufactured goods equal or greater than S30.000. Thisapplies lo all othersimilar tables in
this repon. Source: Industry Canada.
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Figure 2: Maiitifacturing Shipments by the Canadian Chemical Industry
(C$ Billions)
a
I Peirochcmicaib t»nd palv"i«'S
'FcrCihzers and other dgrrcultcn <3t chc*tniC<4l^
Inorganic chemrc jK nml
Specialty chemicals arrd formufdied products
I Pharmaceulic«ils
Source: Industry Canada. http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ido-dcd.nsf/eng/Home.
Most of the chemical industry establishments are located in Ontario and Quebec. However,
relatively few - i.e., about 20 large facilities in Alberta account for a large share of total
Canadian production. There are many small firms located in all provinces of Canada to serve
region and/or niche chemical markets.
Table 11: Number of Establishments in Canadian
Province or Territory
Employers
Non-Employers/
Indctcrniinate
Total
%of
Ciinnda
Alberta
229
126
355
11.7%
British Columbia
230
132
362
11.9%
Manitoba
63
26
89
2.9%
New Brunswick
27
7
34
1.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador
10
2
12
0.4%
Nonhwest Territories
2
0
2
0.1%
32
9
41
1.4%
Nunavut
I
0
1
0.03%
Ontario
804
425
1,229
40.5%
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
20
3
23
0.8%
632
202
834
27.5%
36
15
51
1.7%
I
I
2
0.1%
CANADA
2,087
948
3,035
100%
Percent Distribution
68.8%
31.2%
100%
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon Territories
Sourcc: SlalislicsCaniida. Canadian Business Patterns Database. Ucccmbcr 2011.
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Tens of thousands of chemical customers in Canada obtain products from distributors and
sub-distributors. Some of the major Canadian chemical distributors are Univar. Brenntag,
Canada Color and Chemicals, and L.V. Lomas. There arc many more distributors, some
focused on regional markets or market segments (e.g.. oil and gas, cleaning chemicals, etc.).
4.3
Basic Chemicals and Polymers
Generally, basic chemicals and polyiners are commodity and pseudo-commodity products
that include: petrochemicals, polyethylene and other polymers, fertilizers, inorganic
chemicals such as acids and bases, and industrial gases. Basic chemicals are: made and sold
in large volumes (e.g.. thousands of tonnes per year); largely shipped by short distance
pipelines, marine vessel, rail and truck; sold at relatively low prices (e.g., $0.1 to $3 per
kilogram or $100 to $3,000 per tonne); capital and energy intensive to manufacture; and are
made in very large plants by relatively few firms. In Canada, basicchemicals plantsare mostly
owned by foreign entities.
The Canadian basic chemicals and polymers industry had manufacturing shipments of
approximately $21 billion in 2009. which were 30% lower than the previous year. Prices for
many petrochemicals and polymers declined sharply in 2009 because of poor economic
conditions in North America and many other countries. Canadian production quantities also
dropped, but by lesser percentages. Forexample, Canada's 2009 ethyleneproduction wasonly
4% lower than in 2008, and ethylene glycol production was only about 7% lower.-' The
industry rebounded in 2010, with shipments up 13%to about $24 billion.
Table 12: Canadian Shipments of Basic Chemicals
and Polymers
(S billion)
Shipments
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Petrochemicals
$4,0
S4.6
S6,l
$6.7
$7.4
$6.8
S7,7
S4,l
S6.2
Industrial ^ases
Synthetic dyes and pigments
S0,4
$0.5
$0,6
$0,8
$1.0
S0.9
S0.9
S0,9
Sl.O
S0,6
S0.6
S0.6
$0.5
$0.5
S0.5
S0,4
S0,4
S0.5
"hlor-alkali
S0.5
$0.6
$0.7
S0,6
S0.6
S0.7
S0.4
S0,4
$0.4
Other inornaiiics
S2.3
S2.4
S2.7
S2,7
S2.8
$2.9
S2.9
$2,6
S2,8
S2,2
S2.2
$2,6
$3.8
$2,8
$3.2
S9,l
$6.3
S6.2
2010
Other oraanic chemicals
S3.6
$3.7
$3.9
Synthetic resins and rubbers
S6.5
S6.8
$8.7
Synthetic fibres
$0.9
$0.8
$0.8
$0,8
S0.6
$0,5
S0,5
Chemical fertilizer (excl. potash)
$1.5
$1.8
$0.8
$2.2
$9.7
$0.7
$2,9
$2.6
$2.9
S3,9
$2,9
S2,5
Mixed fertilizers
$0.4
$0.5
$0.6
$0.7
S0.7
$0.5
SO,7
S0.5
$0.6
Total basic chemicals and polymers
% change from previous year
$ 11,9 $12.6
S20.8 S22.3 $27.0 $29,9 S31.2 S28.1 S30.5 $21.3 $23,8
7%
21%
il%
4%
-10%
9%
•30%
Cheminfo Services (J. Cummings Editor) Canadian C2+ PetrochemicalReport (March 2010)
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The Canadian and US markets for basic chemicals and the great majority of commodity
polymers can be considered mature. Most of the products, which are broadly used, have
reached saturation penetration levels in the cconomy. For example, polyethylene replaced
olher materials in packaging (e.g., paper bags, glass bottles), construction (e.g.. metal pipes),
and many olher appiicalions from the 1960s through the 1980s. As a result. Canadian sales
volumes for commodity chemicals and polymers tend to track overall economic activity.
Demand for some products may even be in slow dccline as they arc under pressure due lo
environmental factors. For example, solvcnls have been under environmental pressure in a
variety of formulated products (paints, adhesives. etc.) since they are a source of volatile
organic compounds (VOC)-^, which contribute lo ground level ozone concentrations (smog).
In ihis category, toluene, for example, has been losing sales in the paints, coatings and
adhesives markets, which have been trending toward water-based products. Given market
maturity in North America, chemical and polymer markets, investors have been more
interested in locating new plants to serve faster-growing markets - as in Asia.
4.3.1
Petrochemicals and Polymers
Major petrochemicals include ethylene. propylene, butylenes. butadiene, elhylene glycol,
styrene and methanol. Some of these are used lo make polymers, such as polyethylene,
polypropylene"^ rubber, polyethylene lerephthalate (PET), and polystyrene.
Most of Canada's petrochemicals and polymers industries are located in Alberta. This is home
lo most of Canada's largest and newest plants. These plants rely on access lo relatively low-
priced natural gas and ethane (which is extracted from natural gas) available in the province.
There are also petrochemical and polymer plants in Ontario and Quebec, but practically none
in other provinces. In the 1970s and 1980s, Ontario and Quebec had more prominent
petrochemical and polymer industries. However, some plants in these provinces that did not
have access to competitively priced feedstocks and low energy prices did not grow, could not
maintain competitiveness, and eventually closed. Examples of plants that closed over the last
five lo ten years are: Petromonl's ethylene and polyethylene facilities in Varennes. QC; and
Basell's polypropylene plants in Sarnia, ON and Montreal. QC.
" VOCsare a precursor to formation of ground level ozone or smog.
There is no polypropylene made in Canada.
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Alberta's petrochemical eihylene plants are the most competitive in Canada. The major
reasons for Alberta's competitive advantage over producers in Ontario as well as some US
producers are:
•
access to low-priced natural gas for fuel and fccdsloclc;
• ethylene plants have access to ethane, which Is a very cost competitive, energy-efficient,
•
•
•
high ethylene-yielding feedstock;
larger plant capacities versus plants in Ontario;
proximity to large markets in northwest part of North America;
relatively new plants; and
•
presence of salt caverns forstorage {also available in Ontario's Sarnia valley).
Petrochemical plants in Ontario have remained competitive in different ways. Imperial Oil's
ethylene plant accesses competitively priced ethane and propane feedstocks; is integrated to
the Imperial Oil refinery from which it receives some low cost feedstocks and to which it can
transfer some co-products for upgrading; and is integrated to value-adding polyethylene
production. Nova has relied on: relatively good economy of scale: integrated relationships
with Sarnia area refineries (Shell Canada. Suncor, and Imperial Oil); and forward integration
to polyethylene and styrene production. More recently it has been investing to access and
utilize more competitively priced natural gas liquids (ethane, propane) from the Marcellus
region, in the northeast United States.
Also, eastern Canadian plants are closer to large markets in the densely populated and heavily
industrialized north-eastern part of North America. Plants in Ontario and Quebec can reach
customers in these provinces as well as customers in the northeast US slates with relatively
low transportation costs. Their transportation costs to reach this large regional market would
be lowerthan western Canadian and offshore producers.
4.3.2 Inorganic Chemicals
The inorganic chemicals segment encompasses a very broad range of products with unique
production processes, supply and market structures, and competitive environments. It is
beyond the scope this study to delineate all of the chemical-specific information. IVIajor
inorganic chemicals made in Canada include; chlorine, caustic, carbon black, sulphuric and
other acids, sodium chlorate, and hydrogen peroxide. The markets for most of these products
in North American are mature. Similarly, the production technologies arc mature, sothe R&D
associated with supply ofthese chcmicals is relatively low. More "applications" research may
be occurring where these chemicals are used (e.g.. pulp and paper, mining). Major siting
factors in the commodity inorganic chemicals industr>' usually include: low priced electricity;
proximity to large customers in the pulp and paper industry and other markets; and proximity
to low priced raw materials.
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Table 13: Examples of Inorganic Chemical Producers In Alberta
Company
Drica Canada
Location
Products
Mnior Markets
Nitric acid. Ammonium
Explosives for coal, other
nitrate
Carseland
AB
-.rco Worldwide
Bruderheim
AB
Sodium chlorate
iirco Worldwide
Grande Prairie
AB
Sodium chlorate
mininu
Kran pulp mills
KraA pulp mills
Whilecourt
AB
Sodium silicate
Mechanical pulp mills
Medicine Hat
AB
Carbon black
Global
S'ational Silicates Partnership
C'ancarb Ltd.
Vlarsulex Inc.
Fort Saskatchewan AB
Sulphur products (e.g.,
acid)
Regional
Sourccs; Cheminfo Services. Company websites.
Alberta has some large inorganic chemical markets. These include pulp and paper
manufacturing, watertreatment, mining (e.g.. coal), and oil and gas production.
4.3.3
Fertilizers
Commodity fertilizers include ammonia (liquid), urea, ammonium nitrate, ammonium
phosphate, ammonium sulphate, potash"'' as well as mixtures of these and other chemicals.
Ammonia, which is one of the key basic commodity fertilizers, is made from natural gas. It
can be used to make nitric acid, which may be combined with ammonia to make ammonium
nitrate. Ammonia can also be combined with sulphuric acid to make ammonium sulphate and
phosphoric acid to make ammonium phosphate fertilizers.
Most of Canada's fertilizer production facilities are located in Alberta due to the availability
of low priced natural gas raw material. The plants are also close to the large western and mid
west North American crop growing markets. Canadian producers offer competitive pricing in
the large US market - their major export market, where US and offshore imports compete
with Canadian exports. Western Canadian ammonia and urea facilities are more production
cost competitive than Canada's eastern plant (i.e., Terra in Courtright. ON). Western Canada
plants enjoy lower cost natural gas relative to most other plants in North America.
•* Potash production is not included as partof thechemicals sector. It is including the mining sector.
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Table 14: Canada's Major Fertilizer Producers and Their Products
(X denotes production capability)
Ammonium
Company
Plant Location
Ammonia
Urea
Acrium
Rcdwatcr, AB
X
X
Aarium
Fort Sask. AB
X
X
Agrium
Carscland, AB
X
X
Aurium
Joffrc, AB
X
Mcdicine Hat, AB
X
X
Saskferco
Carseland, AB
Belle Plaine. SK
X
X
Koch
Brandon. MB
X
Terra Industries
Courtieht. ON
X
Cimadian
Fertilizers
Orica
Nitric
Ammonium
Phosphate,
Acid
Nitrate
Sulphate
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Camford Information Services. Product Profiles. Company websites.
Additional fertilizer products or mixtures may also be produced at tlie facilities siiown.
4.3.4 Other Basic Organic Chemicals (NAICS 32519)
The Other Basic Organic Cliemicals (NAICS 32519) segment is comprised of establishments,
not classified in any other chemical segment, and pritnarily engaged in manufacturing organic
cliemicals. Some of the larger products of this segment include: ethanol, other alcohols,
acyclic hydrocarbon, esters, and biodiesel. Producers of these chemicals are mostly located in
Ontario, Qucbec and Alberta. Many are located close to petroleum refineries and
petrochemical plants, which provide feedstocks. However, new bioethanol and biodiesel
plants are being located in regions where renewable raw materials are available. These
include: corn for bioethanol in Ontario and Quebec; wheat for bioethanol in western Canada;
canola in western Canada for biodiesel; and tallow (animal fats) and used cooking oils in
various parts of Canada for making biodiesel.
Most of the markets for these chemicals are mature. An exception has been the Canadian
renewable fuels {i.e., ethanol and biodiesel) market, where numerous new plants have been
installed or are in the process of being installed. The ethanol and biodiesel fuel markets have
been driven by government requirements for minimum levels of renewable fuels in gasoline,
diesel and healing oil. The Government of Canada announced its Renewable Fuels
Regulations in September 2010 requiring gasoline fuel producers and importers to have
average annual renewable fuel contentequal to 5% of the volume of gasoline that they produce
or import. The 5% requirement for gasoline came into force on December 15. 2010. The
Regulations also include provisions requiring an average 2% renewable fuel content in diesel
fuel and heating distillate oil based on annual volumes.-'^ The Canadian biofuels and other
biobased chemicals have been supported by financial assistance from governments and their
" Environment Canada. http://ec.gc.ca/energie-energy/default.asp?lang=En&n=828C9342-i
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agcncies. There have also been biofuel tax exemptions by provinces and the federal
government.
4.4
Formulated Products and Speciality Chemicals
Formulated products and speciality chemicals (FPSC) products are typically sold in lower
volumes (e.g., grams, kilograms, tonnes) at relatively high priccs (e.g., $3 to $5,000+ per
kilogram, $3,000 lo $5,000,000+ per tonne), require low amounts of energy to make, and
often involve formulation and blending by small and medium-sized facilities. Formulations
arc often custom blended to meet diverse user needs. Products are typically packaged in
drums, cans, pails, and bags, and usually delivered to customers in trucks.
A summary table provides context regarding key elements of these segments of the chemicals
industry.
Surfactants;
Soaps and cleaners;
Paints and coatings;
Adhesives and sealants;
Toiletries and cosmetics;
Pesticides;
Explosives;
Dyes and pigments;
Oilfield chemicals; and
Lubricants.
These segments represent some of the larger markets in which biochemicals might compete.
There may be additional potential markets that have not been reviewed in this report.
It should be noted there are no publicly-available data from Statistics Canada was identified
that provide the economic size of the Canadian surfactants, oilfield chemicals and lubricants
industries. Statistics Canada includes economic activity for these industries within other
chemical segments or other industries.
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Table 15: Summary Characteristics of the Formulated Products and
Specialty Chemical Segments
Pc^ticidps aad
I^hflrituctuticah
Hainb and
Adhe^hn ami
and medicines
coHtlnsA
$e>ilani!i
3254
32<^5I
J2552
32561
32562
32S9I
Many
Many iiurkci
Many market
Many market
Many market
&egit)enls.
segmcnK
segments.
segments,
segments.
i>pcs of
products.
I^TTCS of
pnxJuci>.
r)*pcsof
products,
tvpes of
products,
t)pes of
products,
cuslomers.
customers
citsromers.
chcmicdlA
NAICS->
Msflet
Mniciurc
32532
I>pc8ofproducts.
\rnny sc^meius,
Many ;>c^men(Ss
types of products,
cu^toiTxrs
ciijioincrs.
ciLsioniers.
(Miierslnp
IVi^liicuon
processes
Kkplosives
32592
MImng.
conxtruciion.
Mo$(ly
Mostly
Mostly
Moslly
Mostly
Caiutdiun.
Canndinn.
Canadian
Canadian.
foreign.
Mix of foreign
Sonic Cnimdian
Some C'niudian.
Sotnu US
Some L'S
Some US
Some t'S
Some
.tnd Canadian.
firnu
fimi^
finns.
fimis
Canadian
Liqtiid and
Liquid and
Liquid nnJ sofid^
blcnJin^
Packagmj! Little
Liquid and soltds
Meiiding.
Packa^inj;. I.itl!e
clvimca)
clwrnical
synthcsj^ for
synllic&is for
active iii^rcUieni^
nctive ingredients
in CnnaUa.
in Canada.
Liquid and
soIkIs
blending
Some spray
drying.
Packaging.
solids
solids
blending.
Packaging.
blending
Packaging.
Synilwiic
Synlhelic
Pigtnents und
dyes
Inorgonic
clicniicaU
chcniicaU
Rcscnrch and
pnnJuction for
aciive ingivdienis.
dicmicals.
chemicals.
dcvclopnieni
Research onJ
Organic
Organic
orgai>i/Anon.s.
development
organizations.
chcmieals
chemicals
Oiher
Other
chemicals
Packa&inu.
ch«micaU.
PackaAinu.
Wholesaling
Retailing
Mnniit'iicdxnng
wMcHalcrs,
disiribiitorss
Rciallcrs.
famvrs.
Consumers,
coininerclal
estnbUsUments.
Pluinnacies.
Hospitals,
doctors,
vcterinanans
(auio. rail,
fumitiirv. etc.).
Const RKliotL
Consumer
VhintenajKC
Liquid and
bohd<
solids
solids
blending.
blending.
Packaging.
blending.
Packaging.
Other chemicals
(e.g.! Oilfield
of rcslns
cheinleats)
325991
325999
Many inaikct
Mnnv iiiarkei
segments, i>pes
segmetSs. >aned
type* of
of resin
product:^,
pfoduct.s.
cusion>ers.
customers.
Mosily Canada
Some foretgn
Ml* of foreign
Resiits, fillen.
addilises
chcmical
s>'nthesi& Liquid
mi.^lng,
and solids
rind C*uiudian
Packaging.
extr^islon.
blending.
Packaging
Packaging.
Miscellaneous
S) nlhelic
resrns
Pigit^nlsand
d>e*.
liKirganlc
Curium
compounding
Ofganic
Liquid afxl
Liquid ftitd
Synihciic
Agriculnir&l
prtxincls
linkages
l*rindRg inks
Mostly foreign.
resliis
DowiLHti^am
customers
XcHlet
preparations
Mostly foreign.
Synthetic
tlpslream
linkages
Soap and
cleaning
coinpoundf)
uthcr
agriculliirat
Synthetic
resiis
Inorganic
dietnicals.
Organic
chcmicals.
Oth«r
chemicals.
Inorganic
chemicals
Organic
Pigments and
djts.
inorganic
Inorganic
Oilier organic
Organic
clwmicals.
chcmicals.
MInerfils.
Packaging.
chcmicals
Other
clwnncals.
chemicals.
chemicals.
chemicals.
Other
chemicals.
Packaging
Otlief
Packaging.
Organic
tcsins.
clwinical^
Inorganic
chcmicals
l^ckacinc
S>ntlKtic resins.
Pigments and
dyes.
Inorganic
chcinicula.
Ocguitic
chemicals
Packaging.
Ponnulated
cliemical
manufacrunng.
Industrial,
Commercial.
Consumer
Consumer.
Insririflional.
Construction.
Insitulional.
C ommercial
InduHirinl
Consumer
(iniflic
Publishing
Packaging,
^^anu^^tu^ng
products.
Coal mining.
Other mining.
Plastics
Resins.
Pctn>chcinleals.
processing.
ReHnencs.
Commercial
Oitntnen
Consumer.
upgmdert.
Oil And g^s
markiiigR.
producliotv
briducs. ere.)
30
A
CHEMINFO
PM(icidc5 »nd
other
l^harmacriKinib
Paints and
Adhesive* and
agrirultunl
ami mcdicineit
coatings
«calaR&
3254
32551
32552
chemkals
NAICS^
Annual
capacity,
prodiiclioii.
capacsiy
32532
No available
No available
quaniily dala.
Fsthnaiedai SO to
100 kilotodncs of
active ii>^rcdicnls
About 30(MOO
N'n Available
kllOtOlllKS of
i|iiBil(it> dnia
production per
yeor.
prodiKiion p«r
quantity data.
Estinittied at
-230
kilotohiKS per
U3C
year.
vcar.
("ompeiituc
cn>ironirKn(
Canadn relics
UrjMlv on ro(ci|m
aciive ingredienls
Canada relies
laigcly on foreign
patented active
ingredicnis
Canada lacks
production of
n^v unique
mdu$mal
coating iyp^-
Canada bcks
Soap and
cleaninB
compound!!
Toilet
preparations
Princing jnk«
Custom
Other chemimis
compounding
(e.g.« Oilfield
of rr»in4
chemicals)
32561
32562
32591
32592
325991
325999
No n\&ilablc
No nvailabl^
No available
No asntlablc
No available
No available
qiiniility dnta.
quatitity daifl.
quantity dam.
quaiuily dniA.
quanlily data.
quantity dntn.
(Unulieds of
kilolomtusor
Hundreds of
Tens of
kilotonnes of
Miuidreds
kilotonnes of
Thousnnd& of
kilotonnes of
Thousands of
kilotonnes of
product.
product.
product.
pioducl.
product
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian
production oT
plaius are
plants are
plants are
mony unique
smaller with
snuller with
poorer
poorer
adhesises and
ismnllcr wtih
poorer
economies oT
economies of
economies of
sealants
scale
&cale
MU
75^0
I0««i
indi;sthal
Ktploiivrs
scale
kilotonnes of
product.
Caiuulian
Ca;iadian plants
Can^ian plantN
plants in good
are smaller with
arc smaller with
locaiion to
poorer
ecoitomies of
ecor>omics of
sen e Can.i*la'*
mining »cctor.
poorer
scale
Impons as %
ordomcstic
demand
58®®
KiU
31%
10S*«
<3010)
HIcnditig,
Provincial
packaging carricd
aikl re^iional
imponancc
out across
in Cajuda
Canada l^r|W
demands in
Wesiem Caiiacln
Manuiactunng
Uleiiding.
packaging earned
oii( ni05tly in
Manufacturing
spread oiit
Oiiiano anJ
across Canada.
Qtichcc.
more
miponant to
Ontario and
Quebec.
Manul^tunng
more iniporiani
to Oniario and
(Jucbcc.
Sources; Cheminfo Services eslimafes.
Statistics Canada for trade data.
31
Manufaciunng
Manufactunng
IVoduct^
more
more
imponanl to
Important to
inipofiant to
Ontario and
Ontario and
western and
northern
Quebec.
Quebec.
Conudn.
Manufactiinng
more important
Manu&cturing
more important
10 Onlano and
(0 Oniario.
Qucbec.
Quebec. Alberto